Robert J. Tibesar, MD

Contact Information Phone: 612.625.7400 Fax: 612.625.2101 Email: btibesar@pedsent.com Address: 420 Delaware Street SE MMC 396 Minneapolis, MN 55455

Pediatric Otolaryngology Fellow

Research

Haack, JP., Rebellato, G., Tibesar, RJ., Moore, EJ.  On-Plant Distraction Osteogenesis for Cleft Palate Closure in a Canine Model, 2005.

Tibesar, RJ., Bite, U., Moore, EJ., Distraction Osteogenesis for Cleft Palate Closure in a Canine Model, 2003.

Thatcher, G., Tibesar, RJ., Hom, DB.  Hyperbaric Oxygen and Growth Factor Therapy for Wound Healing in Irradiated Porcine Skin Flaps, 1999. 

Education & Training

Medical School 
University of Minnesota Medical School 

Residency 
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Selected Publications

Tibesar, RJ. Sidman JD. Mandibular Distraction in the Pediatric Patient. Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery 2008; 16:1-7. 1. Tibesar, RJ. Price, D. Moore, EJ. Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis to Relieve Pierre Robin Airway. American Journal of Otolaryngology 2006;27(6):436-439.

Tibesar, RJ. Moore, EJ. Bite, U. Distraction Osteogenesis for Cleft Palate Closure in a Canine Model. Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. 2005;7:398-404.

Shallop, JK. Jin, SH. Driscoll, CLW. Tibesar, RJ. Characteristics of Electrically Evoked Potentials in Patients with Auditory Neuroathy/ Auditory Dys-Synchrony. International Journal of Audiology 2004 Dec;43(Suppl 1):S22-7.

Tibesar, RJ, Brissett, A, Shallop, JK, Driscoll, CLW Internal Auditory Canal Decompression and Cochlear Implantation in Camurati-Engelman Disease. Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. 2004 Dec;131(6):1004-6

Tibesar RJ. Thompson DM. Apnea Spells in an Infant With Vallecular Cyst. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 112(9 Pt 1):821-4, 2003 Sep.

Tibesar RJ. Edell ES. Tracheopathia Osteoplastica: Effective Long-Term Management. Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 129(3):303-4, 2003 Sep

Roy S. Tibesar RJ. Daly K. Pambucian S. Lee HK. Gapany M. Adams GL. Role of Planned Neck Dissection for Advanced Metastatic Disease in Tongue Base or Tonsil Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Radiotherapy. Head & Neck. 24(5):474-81, 2002 May.

Hom DB. Thatcher G. Tibesar RJ. Growth Factor Therapy to Improve Soft Tissue Healing. Facial Plastic Surgery. 18(1):41-52, 2002 Feb.

Tibesar RJ. Roy S. Hom DB. Bilateral Le Fort I Fracture From a Lightning Strike Injury to the Face. Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery. 123(5):647-9, 2000 Nov.

Tibesar RJ. Rimell FL. Michel E. Cystic Hygroma of the Skull Base. Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. 125(12):1390-3, 1999 Dec.

Book Chapters

Tibesar, RJ. Rimell, FL. Sidman, JD. Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Laryngotracheal Trauma. In: Bluestone, CD. et al, editors. Pediatric Otolaryngology 5th Edition. New York: Saunders; in press.

Tibesar, RJ. Shallop, JK. Auditory Neuropathy. In: Cummings CW. et al, editors. Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 4th edition. Philadelphia: Elsevier Mosby; 2005. 3503-21.